Free Membership with Leading Hotels of the World If You Have a MasterCard

Leading Hotels of the World is a small group of high-end hotels with its own loyalty program that normally charges a fee to join. However, it’s running a short-term promotion that waives the membership fee when you make a new booking and pay with a World MasterCard. (HT to Loyalty Lobby)

Participating in the offer is relatively simple. You just need to verify your eligibility on the offer page and then make and complete a new reservation. This does require you to have some travel plans coming up; it’s not possible to get status just for kicks without traveling.

I wasn’t even sure if I was eligible, but I have a lot of credit cards and decided to check with my email address. Sure enough, I was in the clear.

Membership with Leading Hotels of the World normally costs $150 and includes the following benefits:

Complimentary continental breakfast for two

One-category room upgrade (if available)

Complimentary Internet access

Early check-in and late check-out (if available)

Unique welcome gift

Special rate offers

Although the free breakfast and Internet access might be enough to justify the $150 fee, especially on a longer stay, the best argument for joining is to get one free night for every five stays. I know some friends who have used this to their advantage by booking several inexpensive stays in order to book a much more expensive hotel elsewhere.

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Scott is a former scientist and business student who created Travel Codex to unravel the complexity of travel loyalty programs. After 11 years in Seattle, he now lives in Austin with his wife and flies over 100,000 miles every year.

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